Alastair Morris has been promoted
to Sales Director at Pryor Marking Technology, one of the world leaders in
providing traceability solutions for supply chains, particularly in the
automotive and aerospace sectors.
Alastair has worked as Business
Development Manager at the company for the past 16 months, successfully
achieving growth for the business in new and existing markets.
His new role as Sales Director
will see him heading up the sales and marketing functions at the group, which
sells to over 60 countries and has a UK head office, a subsidiary in France and
a joint-venture operation in India.
He will manage a sales force of
10, which has expanded recently with two new staff, due to the continued
success of the business. Alastair will be focusing on upgrading marking
technology in the company’s mature UK and USA markets and increasing sales from
growing markets in the Far East. He will
also be developing technologies to exploit new opportunities in nuclear and oil
and gas.
Pryor Marking Technology’s
Managing Director Neil Andrew said: “Alastair has demonstrated that he has the
vision and the ability to lead the sales and marketing function in what is a
very exciting time for our business. He
will be working to grow sales of our engraving and machinery business in our
home and export markets and also to create and exploit new market
opportunities.”
Before joining Pryor Marking
Technology, Alastair worked in a Technical Sales role within the automotive
division of Bosch, where he was based for nine years, most recently as Sales
Manager.
An Engineering Graduate, Alastair
has the technical understanding of engineering applications, combined with the
experience in sales and business development.
Pryor Marking Technology is
renowned for its expertise in developing bespoke solutions to ensure complete
traceability of components. Recent innovation in developing fully robotic laser
marking technology has seen the company increase turnover by 20%, with major
new contracts won in the automotive sector.
Alastair Morris, Sales Director at
Pryor Marking Technology, said: “Traceability of component parts is essential
in so many different sectors and Pryor Marking Technology is much more than
just a manufacturer of product marking equipment. Being able to offer a
complete solution, from bespoke design of software to production and
installation of equipment, plus servicing and after-care, is what sets us apart
from the competition. I am very excited
to take up my new role as Sales Director to extend our global presence and to
focus on further extending the business within key UK and European market
sectors.”
Pryor Marking Technology, which
was established back in 1849, started life as a manufacturer of hand tools,
becoming the partner of choice for developing traceability solutions for a wide
range of market sectors.
